Dispensing receptacle



pr 1944. E. H FABRICE 2,345,737

I DISPENSING RECEPTACLE v Filed June 9, 1941 2 sheets-sheet 1 Patented Apr. 4, 19

UNITED STATES EATENT OFFICE 2% Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in receptacles of the dispensing type equipped with what is commonly termed a pour cap and wherein said cap is manipulable to seal the receptacle between intervals thereof.

The invention has for its several objects:

First: To provide a receptacle from which the sealing and dispensing cap is not removable, but is movable from sealing to dispensing position and wherein no leakage of contents can occur during and following the positioning of the receptacle for dispensing contents thereof.

Second: To provide a receptacle of the type specified which may be inverted suddenly, when the sealing cap is disposed in dispensing position, without causing any projection of the contents of the receptacle beyond the rim of a glass, or the like, aimed to be filled.

Third: To provide a receptacle oi the type specified which is very difficult to refill.

Fourth: To provide a receptacle of the type specified from which spiritous liquors will pour in sufficient volume to meet tavern requirements and which may be so modified as to adapt the same for all other dispensing requirements, such as a drop by drop or other slow flow discharge.

Other objects of the invention are either specifically set forth in or will be readily understood from the following description.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of the neck portion of a receptacle and the entire cap for same, both constructed in accordance with the invention and disposed in discharge position.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the receptacle neck equipped with the cap before the latter is complete, said cap being shown partly in longitudinal section.

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1 showing the neck partly in section and equipped with the complete cap, the latter being shown in receptacle sealing position.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the completed cap in diametric section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front elevation of the upper end portion of the cap.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the cap.

Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 are fragmentary detail sectional views taken on the lines 'I-'I and 8-8, respectively of Fig; 6, with parts omitted.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary vertical radial sectional view illustrating a modified form of construction of both receptacle neck and cap.

As shown in Fig, 1, the neck I of the receptacle is equipped with a sheet metal cap 2 provided with a pour or discharge mouth portion 3 from which contents of the receptacle may flow when the receptacle is disposed in discharge position as shown in said Fig. 1. Air to replace discharged liquid enters the receptacle at a point diametrically opposed to the discharge mouth 3 when said cap is disposed in the position of 2 on the receptacle to permit such discharge of contents and influx of air, as hereinafter more particularly described.

In the instance of Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the cap and the said neck portion I are equipped with interengaged thread formations 4 and 5, respectively, above and spaced from the annular bead 6 of the neck I, the latter being provided with an annular recess 1 between the threads 5 and the rim 8 of the mouth of the neck I to receive the inwardly projecting annular flange 9 of the cap as shown in Fig. 3, said flange being formed in the manner hereinafter described after the cap is mounted upon the neck I.

As shown in Fig. 2 the cap 2 is provided with an inwardly projecting annular shallow V- shaped bead 9 provided with a series of spacedapart perforations I0, the junction between said bead 9 and the cylindrical portion of the cap being sharp bends along the lines II. The said flange 9 is formed by collapsing the cap 'to cause said lines II to meet, this operation being performed while the wire edged extremity I2 of the cap rests firmly upon a temporary support mounted upon said head 6, by then applying sufficient pressure upon the crown of the cap to collapse said bead 9 to form' said flange 9, which renders the cap non-removable from the neck I and also co-operates with the upper and lower walls or shoulders of the recess I to limit the longitudinal movements of the cap with respect to the neck I. This length of movement of the cap is such that when the latter is disposed at the upper limit of its movement, the threads 4 and 5 are disengaged from each other's'o that no purchase can be obtained from thethreads to bend the flange 9 and thus possibly permit the cap to be removed from the neck I L .z

At the upper end of the upper cylindrical portion of the cap Z'there is formed the annular inwardly projecting shoulder I3 between which and the flange 9 a, cylindrical gasket I4, of cork or other suitable material, is confined and which co-operates with the outer edge of the rim 8 of the mouth of the neck I to prevent flow of liquid past the said rim while the cap is in any position.

The circumferential wall of the cap projects above the shoulder l3 and is substantially folded to provide a downwardly projecting annular flange or wall portion l5 which overlaps the upper portion of the gasket ii, the lower end portion of said wall portion or flange I5 being of slightly larger outer diameter than the inner diameter of the gasket Id for clamping the latter firmly in place and preventing the flow of any liquid into the annular space above the upper end of the gasket I4. 7

The said wall portion or flange i5 is integral.

l5 and H terminate at their upper ends in a fold it which, initially, is vertical and then turned over outwardly and then inwardly to fill the upper end of the annular space l9 between .the wall portion or flange I5 and said wall portion l6, except through the arcuate portion of said flange occupied by the spout 3. The upper wall of the latter, as shown in Fig. 4, comprises a part of the fold l8, which is bent to form the flat horizontal flange 2B constituting the upper wall or lip of said spout. The lower wall or lip 2| of said spout is formed by forming an arcuate portion of the flange or wall portion is to provide said flange or lip 2! below and spaced from the flange and immediately above the upper end of the gasket I l. Said lip 21 is curved upwardly at its ends, and the flange 20 is curved downwardly at its endsto cause said flanges to meet at their ends as shown in Fig. 5.

That arcuate portion of the wall portion 13 of the cap, extending from points near the middle of the spout 3 to points well beyond the meeting points of the flanges 2i) and 2|, is provided with two opposed rows of rectangular perforations 22, (Fig. 6) each of which is bordered by a downwardly extending flange 23 (Fig. 8) said flanges being radial of the axisof the cap. The contents of the receptacle are adapted to flow through some of said perforations into the arcuate tunnel or duct bordered at the bottom by said wall portion I 3 and at the top by said curled-in, folded flange portion 18. Air passes into the receptacle through other perforations, said air being admitted to said tunnel through a crescent-shaped gap 24 formed between the upper end of the flange or wall portion l5 and the inwardly curled flange portion l8 and dis-- posed diametrically opposite to the discharge spout 3 and spaced from the perforations: 23. Said air passes into the receptacle through perforations 25, shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Said perforations 25 are cut through the wall portion IS, the position of said perforations 25 being such that no liquid which may be projected through them in inverting the receptacle, will be pro-- jected through said gap, but will flow through the said tunnel or duct, to the discharge spout.

The fold I8 is integral with a central annular wall portion I! of the cap which borders the flat central wall portion 27 below which a dished gasket-. 28 is disposed having its marginal edge portion projecting upwardly into the annular recess between the wall portions l5 and ii and is clamped in place in a well-known manner.

tions 25 and 22 and presents a curved edge portion which seats upon the inner curved edge of the rim of the mouth of the neck l to seal the receptacle.

In Fig. 9 there is shown a modified form of construction of cap and the neck portion of the receptacle, wherein the thread formations 23 and 39 of the cap 3| and neck 32 are disposed immediately above the annular recess 33 of the neck, which corresponds with the recess l of Figs. 2 and 3. The V-shaped bead 34 of the cap, which corresponds with the collapsible bead of Fig. 2, is disposed below the threads 29 of the cap so that by rotating the latter after the wire edge extremity is engaged with the annular bead 35 of the neck, or with a stop resting upon the bead 35, the said V-shaped bead will be collapsed to form the annular flange 35 which corresponds with the flange 9 of Fig. 3, and is adapted to abut the annular shoulder of the neck disposed below the threads 33 of bottle neck, the threads of the cap being disengaged from threads of the neck when said flange 34 abuts the last-named shoulder.

It will be noted that the flanges 2E) and 2| defining the discharge mouth of the cap are flush with each other vertically along their outer edges, so that if a rubber hose is disposed over the cap, as is the usual practice in the art of unlawful refilling of bottles by bootleggers, said hose will seal the discharge mouth and prevent influx of liquid through the mouth 3, so that refilling is rendered very slow and difficult.

The openings 25 are formed by striking up the formations 25 which serve mainly to deflect streams of liquid which might flow therefrom when the bottle is suddenly inverted entirely or partially while the cap is in unsealing position, to cause such liquid to flow toward the discharge spout and not through the air intake openings. These formations act also to choke the duct partially so that air flowing into the same from the air intake port must flow over said formations 25 and then over the ends thereof into the openings 25.

I claim as my invention:

1. A receptacle equipped with a sealing cap having a skirt portion engaged with the discharge end portion of the receptacle for limited movement from sealing to unsealing position, a sealing gasket mounted in the crown of the cap, the latter equipped with an annular duct surrounding said gasket and equipped with diametrically opposed air intake and fluid discharge ports, the

; bottom wall of said duct equipped with perforations connecting said duct with the receptacle when the cap is in unsealing position.

2. A receptacleequipped with a sealing cap having a skirt portion engaged with the discharge end portion of the receptacle for limited movement from sealing to unsealing position, a sealing gasket mounted in the crown of the cap, the latter equippedwith an annularduct surrounding said gasket and equipped with diametrically opposed air intake and fluid discharge ports, the bottom wall of said duct equipped with perforations connecting said duct with the receptacle when the cap is in unsealing position, said duct equipped with formations at the respective sides of its air intake port and the perforations connecting the same with the receptacle and acting to effect partial choking of said duct.

3. A receptacle equipped with a sealing cap movably mounted thereupon forlimited movement axially of the receptaclefrom scaling to 'unsealing position, a centrally disposed receptacle sealing gasket mounted in the crown of the cap, the latter equipped in its crown with an annular duct surrounding said gasket, two diametrically opposed openings in the bottom wall of said duct connecting the latter with said receptacle when said cap is disposed in unsealing position, a liquid discharge opening connecting said duct with atmosphere disposed in opposed relation to one of said openings, an air intake port disposed in opposed relation to the other of said openings, and a pair of duct choking formations bordering the last-named opening and the air intake port and acting to efiect partial choking of said duct,

4. A receptacle equipped with a sealing cap having a skirt portion engaged with the discharge end portion of the receptacle for limited movement from sealing to unsealing position, a dished annularly flanged gasket mounted centrally of the crown of the cap, the latter equipped in its crown with an annular duct surrounding said gasket, two diametrically opposed openings in the bottom wall of said duct connecting the latter with said receptacle when said cap is disposed in unsealing position, a liquid discharge opening connecting said duct with atmosphere disposed in opposed relation to one of said openings, an air intake port disposed in opposed relation to the other of said openings, and a pair of formations bordering the last-named opening and the air intake port and acting to effect partial choking of said duct, there being an annular space between the flange of the gasket and the skirt of the cap with which said openings communicate.

5. In a receptacle, a sealing cap equipped with a crown portion bordered by an annular outwardly projecting flange and a central sealing gasket receiving formation spaced from said flange, there being spaced apart discharge and intake ports respectively in said crown between said central portion and said flange, an arcuate portion of the latter being bent to overlie said intake port.

6. In a receptacle, a sealing cap equipped with a crown portion bordered by an annular outwardly projecting flange and a central outwardly projecting sealing gasket receiving formation spaced from said flange, there being spaced apart discharge and intake ports respectively in said crown between said central portion and said flange, an arcuate portion of the latter being bent to overlie said intake port.

'7. In a receptacle, a sealing cap equipped with a crown portion bordered by an annular outwardly projecting flange and a central outwardly projecting sealing gasket receiving formation spaced from said flange, there being spaced apart discharge and intake ports respectively in said crown between said central portion and said flange, the said flange and central portion cooperating to form an annular channel in said crown in the bottom wall of which said ports are located, an arcuate portion of said flange being disposed to overlie a part of said central portion over and along opposite sides of said intake port.

8. In a receptacle of the type specified a sealing and pour cap equipped with a crown bordered by an annular flange, the central portion of said crown projecting outwardly from the latter in concentric relation to said flange and spaced from the latter and co-operating therewith to form an annular channel in said crown, an arcuate portion f said flange covering a part Of said channel, an

intake port in the bottom wall of said channel below said last-named portion of said flange, and a discharge port in the bottom wall of said channel outside the covered portion of the latter.

9. A sealing and pour cap for a receptacle of the type specified, comprising a crown and a skirt portion, said crown including a hollow annular flange, an upraised central portion spaced from said flange, a marginal portion between said flange and said central portion provided with spaced apart intake and discharge ports and including an annular flange partly choking the mouth of said central portion, a gasket in the latter retained therein by said flange, and a sub stantially cylindrical gasket having its upper edge portion engaged in the hollow of said first-named flange.

10. A sealing and pour cap for a receptacle of the type specified, comprising a crown and a skirt portion, said crown including a hollow annular flange, an upraised central portion spaced from said flange, a marginal portion between said flange and said central portion provided with spaced apart intake and discharge ports and including an annular flange partly choking the mouth of said central portion, a gasket in the latter retained therein by said flange, and a substantially cylindrical gasket having its upper edge portion engaged in the hollow of said first-nam d flange, a portion of said first-named flange bent to overlie one of the said ports and another part thereof being distorted to form a pour-lip opposed to the other of said ports.

11. A receptacle having a neck portion including an upper end portion of smaller diameter than the lower end portion thereof and equipped with an annular terminal bead, a sealing cap having threaded engagement along its lower end portion with the lower end portion of said neck portion and having a crown, the central portion of said crown projecting outwardly from and spaced from the peripheral edge thereof, a sealing gasket in said central portion, for co-operation with said bead to seal the receptacle, an annular flange engaging the marginal portion of said gasket and constituting an inwardly extending part of the marginal portion of said crown bordering said central portion, a hollow annular flange bordering said crown, a substantially cylindrical gasket engaged at its upper end within said hollow flange and disposed about and in sealing relation to the smaller diameter portion of said neck, and spaced apart intake and discharge ports in the marginal portion of said crown.

12. A receptacle having a neck portion including an upper end portion of smaller diameter than the lower end portion thereof and equipped with an annular terminal bead, a sealing cap having threaded engagement along its lower end portion with the lower end portion of said neck portion and having a crown, th central portion of said crown projecting outwardly from and spaced from the peripheral edge thereof, a sealing gasket in said central portion, for co-operation with said bead to seal the receptacle, an annular flange engaging the marginal portion of said gasket and constituting an inwardly extending part of the marginal portion of said crown bordering said central portion, a hollow annular flange bordering said crown, a substantially cylindrical gasket engaged at its upper end within said hollow flange and disposed about and in sealing relation to the smaller diameter portion of said neck, and spaced apart intake and discharge ports in the marginal portion of said crown, an arcuate portion of said hollow flange overhanging one of said ports. 7

13. A receptacle having a neck portion including an upper end portion of smaller diameter than the lower end portion thereof and equipped with an annular terminal bead, a sealing cap having threaded engagement along its lower end portion with the lower end portion of said neck 7 portion and having a crown, the central portion tion of said neck, and spaced apart intake and discharge ports in the marginal portion of said crown, an arcuate portion of said hollow flange overhanging one of said ports, and another arcuate portion of said flange distorted and providing a pour lip opposed to the other of said ports.

14. A receptacle including a neck portion, a cap engaged with and telescopically receiving said neck portion for movement from a sealing position to an outward position, a sealing gasket mounted in the central portion of the crown of the cap and adapted to seal the mouth of the receptacle when the cap is disposed at the inner limit of its movement, an annular gasket mounted in said cap for preventing leakage around said neck portion, an air intake port in said cap spaced from the said gaskets, and a series of minute discharge ports in said cap spaced from said intake port and said gasket.

15. A receptacle including a neck portion, a cap engaged with and telescopically receiving said neck portion for movement from a sealing position to an outward position, a sealing gasket mounted in the central portion of the crown of the cap and adapted to seal the mouth of the receptacle when the cap is disposed at the inner limit of its movement, an annular gasket mounted in said cap for preventing leakage around said neck portion, an air intake port in said cap spaced from the said gaskets, and a series of closely associated minute discharge ports in said cap spaced from the intake port and from said gaskets. I

16. A receptacle including a neck portion, a cap engaged with and telescopically receiving said neck portion for movement from a sealing position to an outward position, a sealing gasket mounted in the central portion of the crown of the cap and adapted to seal the mouth of the receptacle when the cap is disposed at the inner limit of its movement, an annular gasket mounted in said cap for preventing leakage around said neck portion, an air intake port in said cap spaced from the said gaskets, and a series of closely associated minute discharge ports in said cap spaced from the intake port and from said gaskets, and outwardly projecting louvers disposed between adjacent discharge ports,

17. In a receptacle of the type specified, a sealing cap equipped in its crown with an air intake port and with a series of closely associated -minute discharge ports substantially diametrically opposed to the intake port, outwardly extending louvers disposed in staggered relation to and bordering said discharge ports, and an arcuate duct connecting the intake port with some of the said discharge ports.

18. A cap of the type specified including a skirt portion, and a crown portion integral therewith, said crown portion including a central gasket retaining portion, a flat perforated annular bridge portion connecting the central portion with the skirt portion and constituting the bottom wall of an annular channel bordering said central portion, and an arcuate flange at the upper end of said skirt portion extending inwardly over said channel throughout the major portion of its length and cooperating therewith to form a substantially annular duct, the uncovered portion of said channel constituting a discharge opening for a liquid passing into said channel through the per-,

forations of the bottom wall thereof.

19. A receptacle sealing cap including a crown portion equipped with a central cylindrical inwardly projecting portion and an annular marginal channel formation concentric with and spaced from said central portion, and a dished gasket presenting an annular flange engaged and firmly held in the annular space between said portion and formation and adapted to become disposed in opposed relation to and seated upon the inner portion of the rim of the mouth of a receptacle upon which the cap is mounted.

20. A receptacle sealing cap including a crown portion equipped with a central cylindrical inwardly projecting portion and an annular marginal channel formation concentric with and spaced from said central portion, and a dished gasket presenting an annular flange engaged and firmly held in the annular space between said portion and formation and adapted to become disposed in opposed relation to and seated upon the inner portion of the rim of the mouth of a receptacle upon which the cap is mounted, the central portion of said gasket being spaced from the bottom wall of said portion and providing an air chamber between said portions.

EDWARD H. FABRICE. 

